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We all need a philosophy of life - a set of rules and strategies, that will help as to have a good life. Without it we can keep trying the same things over and over and keep failing because the strategies for living we are using don't work or even bring misery.What could be a good philosophy of life, that have a very low cost of entry? How we should apply it in our life? Listen to my special guest and find out. This time I will be talking with William B. Irvine, professor of philosophy, author of 7 books, including A guild to a good life and The Stoic Challenge.If you want to read the interview, you will find full transcript here: https://happystoic.me/2During our talk we mention interesting podcast about happiness - The Happiness Lab. https://open.spotify.com/show/3i5TCKhc6GY42pOWkpWveG?si=tbbmLezgTx6oyGMadOjesg

Do you know, who a stoic really is? Or maybe you don’t have any reliable information on this subject and you use only stereotypes? Can you be a happier person if you become a stoic? Let’s find out!Welcome to the Happy Stoic podcast in which I show how you can live differently. How, instead of working long hours for fame and fortune, you can enjoy life with less, be more calm and happy, thanks to the wisdom of Stoic philosophy and modern psychology.My name is Andrzej Bernardyn. I am modern Stoic, expert in developing habits and business trainer that values Evidence Based method.Today I will clarify what are the myths and facts concerning being a stoic. After this episode you will know:- if you want to become a stoic or adopt some parts of the stoics’ philosophy of life- what is learned helplessness and how can you avoid this condition, according to scientific research, - how to better deal with setbacks

Hi! Welcome to the Happy Stoic podcast in which I show how you can live differently. How, instead of working long hours for fame and fortune, you can enjoy life with less, be more calm and happy, thanks to the wisdom of Stoic philosophy and modern psychology.My name is Andrzej Bernardyn. I am modern Stoic, expert in developing habits and business trainer that values Evidence Based method. This last phrase means that I base my knowledge not on things that work for me - at least not exclusively - but on the scientific research.In this podcast, I will talk about matters that are both important and practical. Instead of scientific gibberish or philosophical jargon I will use simple, easy to understand language with a lot of stories from my life, analogies and metaphors. In each episode you will learn:brilliant thoughts in the form of stoic sentencesconclusions from at least 1 scientific researchrecommendation of one interesting bookYou can listen The Happy Stoic on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all the good podcasting apps. Have a happy life and till next time.